We have gotten some movement in the right direction, thanks to Bernie Sanders.
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Anyone that knew me six months ago would be shocked to know that I am now planning to vote for Hillary Clinton. Instead of yelling “Never Hillary!” let’s take a more nuanced stance.
Having seen Hillary Clinton’s enthusiastic hugs of former President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama, it seems obvious the foreign policies she is going to embrace.
The #MaybeHillary movement is also open to considering the relative strength or weakness of a Republican challenger.
Those of us repulsed and distrustful of both Trump and Clinton are in the overwhelming majority. In my case, I didn’t even argue against voting for Green Party candidate, Jill Stein, in California, a “non-battleground” state, but I did express the hope that no one who did so would mistake a protest vote for a strategy.
These voters give the Democratic Party a better than 2 to 1 unfavorable score, but are down on the Republicans by close to 4 to 1. Democrats have always been the big tent party, and we are all committed to the progressive proposals and platforms that Bernie Sanders brought to the forefront of the debate. I am grateful to the Iowa Democratic Party which was extremely helpful and attentive and worked to ensure a memorable experience for the entire delegation.
There are alternatives to Trump and Clinton, and all it takes is a little time and research. After seeing the democratic process first-hand, these young women have more motivation to make their own impact, if not in politics, within their respective fields. So, Democratic Party, prior to Election Day-because I don’t trust you will keep your commitment afterward-start getting those checks in the mail to the most desperate student-loan debtors.
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At the national Democratic convention last Tuesday, Wisconsin superdelegates voted 9 for Clinton and 1 for Sanders. And Clinton, like any desperate contestant from the Survivor reality show, is obviously willing to say or do anything to win, which means doing anything to raise money; as winning in this U.S. Presidential Election game, history shows, means simply raising the most money.
